stand-up comediantovariety artist
A stand-up comedian already meets 71% of what the variety artist role asks for. The move turns on 2 required skills not yet in the profile.
71%
31.8/ 100
1 Share of the variety artist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the stand-up comedian profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.
Why this move works
A variety artist role treats 11 of its required skills as things a stand-up comedian already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- analyse own performance
- attend rehearsals
- create an artistic performance
- interact with an audience
- interact with fellow actors
- keep up with trends
What stands in the way is 2 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 21 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A variety artist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a stand-up comedian background worth leading with.
- already held create an artistic performance communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held develop magic show concepts communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held engage the audience emotionally communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held act for an audience communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held perform for young audiences communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held use declaiming techniques communication, collaboration and creativity
All 21 carried skills, including the 11 the variety artist role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 13 missing skills fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.
- required, not held select music for performance required
- optional, not held identify artistic niche optional
- optional, not held manipulate object to create illusions optional
- optional, not held perform music solo optional
- optional, not held perform stunts optional
- optional, not held develop educational resources optional
- required, not held cope with stage fright required
- optional, not held match venues with performers optional
- optional, not held meet deadlines optional
- optional, not held musical genres optional
- optional, not held work with respect for own safety optional
- optional, not held manage performance light quality optional
- optional, not held train livestock and captive animals optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 2 entries a variety artist role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 cope with stage fright skill · sector specific
- 02 select music for performance skill · sector specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 21 skills that carry over
- already held analyse own performance skill
- already held attend rehearsals skill
- already held create an artistic performance skill
- already held interact with an audience skill
- already held interact with fellow actors skill
- already held keep up with trends skill
- already held manage feedback skill
- already held perform live skill
- already held study roles from scripts skill
- already held work independently as an artist skill
- already held work with an artistic team skill
- already held act for an audience skill
- already held develop magic show concepts skill
- already held engage the audience emotionally skill
- already held follow directions of the artistic director skill
- already held follow time cues skill
- already held perform dances skill
- already held perform for young audiences skill
- already held play musical instruments skill
- already held sing skill
- already held use declaiming techniques skill
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held identify artistic niche optional
- optional, not held manage performance light quality optional
- optional, not held manipulate object to create illusions optional
- optional, not held match venues with performers optional
- optional, not held perform music solo optional
- optional, not held perform stunts optional
- optional, not held train livestock and captive animals optional
- optional, not held develop educational resources optional
- optional, not held meet deadlines optional
- optional, not held musical genres optional
- optional, not held work with respect for own safety optional
4 held skills the variety artist role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role acting techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role practice humour skill
- not needed by the target role show professional responsibility skill
- not needed by the target role tell a story skill
1 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- optional, not held musical genres optional
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How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.